PMID- 26021189
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20160823
LR  - 20230617
IS  - 1475-2727 (Electronic)
IS  - 1368-9800 (Print)
IS  - 1368-9800 (Linking)
VI  - 18
IP  - 17
DP  - 2015 Dec
TI  - Trends in overweight and obesity prevalence in Tuscan schoolchildren (2002-2012).
PG  - 3078-85
LID - 10.1017/S1368980015001676 [doi]
AB  - OBJECTIVE: The aim of the present study was to examine the prevalence and time 
      trends in childhood overweight including obesity and obesity among Tuscan 
      children from 2002 to 2012. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study at five time points 
      (Tuscan Nutritional Surveillance Surveys conducted in the years of 2002, 2006, 
      2008, 2010 and 2012). Trained personnel directly measured the height and weight 
      of the subjects. BMI was assessed by means of the International Obesity Task 
      Force (IOTF) and WHO cut-offs. SETTING: Representative sample of children in the 
      Tuscany region (Italy). SUBJECTS: Children (n 7183) aged between 7.5 and 9.5 
      years (3711 boys and 3472 girls). RESULTS: With respect to the estimation of the 
      absolute prevalence level of childhood overweight, a discrepancy was observed 
      between the two criteria. In all surveys, more boys than girls were overweight 
      (including obesity). Trend analysis showed a significant decrease in the 
      prevalence of overweight including obesity and obesity in Tuscan children from 
      2002 to 2012 (32.0 % v. 25.8 %, P<0.001 on using IOTF criteria and 37.7 % v. 34.3 
      %, P<0.001 on using WHO criteria for overweight including obesity; and 10.0 % v. 
      6.7 %, P<0.001 on using IOTF criteria and 12.5 % v. 11.3 %, P=0.035 on using WHO 
      criteria for obesity). CONCLUSIONS: The present study is the first report from an 
      Italian region showing a significant decrease in childhood obesity and overweight 
      in the last 10 years. This reduction is probably a result of regional and local 
      actions that have taken place in many sectors of society. However, efforts should 
      be made to lower the prevalence of childhood obesity and overweight further.
FAU - Lazzeri, Giacomo
AU  - Lazzeri G
AD  - 1Department of Molecular and Developmental Medicine,University of Siena,Via A. 
      Moro 2,53100 Siena,Italy.
FAU - Panatto, Donatella
AU  - Panatto D
AD  - 2Department of Health Sciences,University of Genoa,Genoa,Italy.
FAU - Pammolli, Andrea
AU  - Pammolli A
AD  - 1Department of Molecular and Developmental Medicine,University of Siena,Via A. 
      Moro 2,53100 Siena,Italy.
FAU - Azzolini, Elena
AU  - Azzolini E
AD  - 1Department of Molecular and Developmental Medicine,University of Siena,Via A. 
      Moro 2,53100 Siena,Italy.
FAU - Simi, Rita
AU  - Simi R
AD  - 1Department of Molecular and Developmental Medicine,University of Siena,Via A. 
      Moro 2,53100 Siena,Italy.
FAU - Meoni, Veronica
AU  - Meoni V
AD  - 3Local Public Health Unit 7,Siena,Italia.
FAU - Giacchi, Mariano V
AU  - Giacchi MV
AD  - 1Department of Molecular and Developmental Medicine,University of Siena,Via A. 
      Moro 2,53100 Siena,Italy.
FAU - Amicizia, Daniela
AU  - Amicizia D
AD  - 2Department of Health Sciences,University of Genoa,Genoa,Italy.
FAU - Gasparini, Roberto
AU  - Gasparini R
AD  - 2Department of Health Sciences,University of Genoa,Genoa,Italy.
LA  - eng
PT  - Comparative Study
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
DEP - 20150529
PL  - England
TA  - Public Health Nutr
JT  - Public health nutrition
JID - 9808463
SB  - IM
MH  - Body Mass Index
MH  - Child
MH  - *Child Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
MH  - Cross-Sectional Studies
MH  - Epidemiological Monitoring
MH  - Female
MH  - *Health Transition
MH  - Humans
MH  - Italy/epidemiology
MH  - Male
MH  - Nutrition Surveys
MH  - *Nutritional Status
MH  - Overweight/diagnosis/*epidemiology/prevention & control
MH  - Pediatric Obesity/diagnosis/*epidemiology/prevention & control
MH  - Practice Guidelines as Topic
MH  - Prevalence
MH  - Schools
MH  - Sex Factors
PMC - PMC4642224
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - 8-9-year-old children
OT  - BMI
OT  - Nutritional status
OT  - Overweight and obesity trend
EDAT- 2015/05/30 06:00
MHDA- 2016/08/24 06:00
PMCR- 2015/05/29
CRDT- 2015/05/30 06:00
PHST- 2015/05/30 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2015/05/30 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2016/08/24 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2015/05/29 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - S1368980015001676 [pii]
AID - 00167 [pii]
AID - 10.1017/S1368980015001676 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Public Health Nutr. 2015 Dec;18(17):3078-85. doi: 10.1017/S1368980015001676. Epub 
      2015 May 29.